Treatment – final draftGabriella

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 00:00 – 00:17The opening sequence begins with an establishing shot of park. GIRL is on the swing and unknown man (CLOWN) is staring at her. GIRL shyly smiles to unknown man (CLOWN)and he smiles back.  00:17 – 00:40Suddenly GIRL gets up and runs home. She stops and look back on the place where unknown man (CLOWN)was, but he is no there anymore. She looks confused, but she carry on running. She coming to front doors and starts to open them.  00:40 – 01:04CLOWN is putting on his clown costume in the bathroom. Next he is slowly putting on his makeup. The variety of shots shows different stages of Clown doing his make-up.

 01:04 – 01:12CLOWN returns to the park, where GIRL was playing. Now he has sharp tool and looking on swing, he starts to play with this sharp tool on fence. Suddenly he starts to go to the front of girl’s house dragging sharp tool over fence.  01:12 – 01:46He walks and there is flashbacks to his childhood, he is in his bed trying to sleep, but he is terrified as he thinks that clown doll is alive. The fear in his eyes is shown by extreme close up shots. Then is flash-forward and Clown is carry on his walking. Then there is another flashback showing clown toy is staring directly at him from his shelf. There is again flash-forward and he is still gong to the front of girl’s house. Another flashback to his childhood when he is torturing this Clown doll, as he is afraid of this doll. In the background can be hear that his parents are arguing. Again flash-forward and he is carrying on walking. Another flashback to his childhood when he is throwing clown doll and starts crying.

01:46 – 01:52Flash-forward, CLOWN is really close to the GIRL’S house. He is walking and at the same time he is playing with the sharp tool.  01:52 – 02:03Clown stand before GIRL’S house and he is still playing with this sharp tool. He is self-confident and seems that he knows what he is doing. He starts looking GIRL’s window.